TY - JOUR
T1 - Multiple intimate partner violence experiences
T2 - Knowledge, access, utilization and barriers to utilization of resources by women of the African diaspora
AU - Sabri, Bushra
AU - Huerta, Julia
AU - Alexander, Kamila A.
AU - St. vil, Noelle M.
AU - Campbell, Jacquelyn C.
AU - Callwood, Gloria B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Meharry Medical College.
PY - 2015/11
Y1 - 2015/11
N2 - Objective. This study examined knowledge, access, utilization, and barriers to use of resources among Black women exposed to multiple types of intimate partner violence in Baltimore, Maryland and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). Methods. We analyzed quantitative survey data collected by 163 women recruited from primary care, prenatal or family planning clinics in Baltimore and the USVI. In addition we analyzed qualitative data from in‑depth interviews with 11 women. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results. A substantial proportion of Black women with multiple types of violence experiences lacked knowledge of, did not have access to, and did not use resources. Barriers to resource use were identified at the individual, relationship, and community levels. Conclusion. There is need for programs to develop awareness, promote access and utilization of resources, and eliminate barriers to resource use among abused Black women.
AB - Objective. This study examined knowledge, access, utilization, and barriers to use of resources among Black women exposed to multiple types of intimate partner violence in Baltimore, Maryland and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). Methods. We analyzed quantitative survey data collected by 163 women recruited from primary care, prenatal or family planning clinics in Baltimore and the USVI. In addition we analyzed qualitative data from in‑depth interviews with 11 women. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results. A substantial proportion of Black women with multiple types of violence experiences lacked knowledge of, did not have access to, and did not use resources. Barriers to resource use were identified at the individual, relationship, and community levels. Conclusion. There is need for programs to develop awareness, promote access and utilization of resources, and eliminate barriers to resource use among abused Black women.
KW - Access
KW - Barriers
KW - Knowledge
KW - Mixed methods
KW - Multiple types of intimate partner violence
KW - Resources
KW - Utilization
KW - Women from African diaspora
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U2 - 10.1353/hpu.2015.0135
DO - 10.1353/hpu.2015.0135
M3 - Article
C2 - 26548679
AN - SCOPUS:84946920209
SN - 1049-2089
VL - 26
SP - 1286
EP - 1303
JO - Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
JF - Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
IS - 4
ER -